Is there a differecne in ride height between the TRD Off-Road 4x2 Coils and the TRD - Toyota Tundra Forums : Tundra Solutions Forum

TaLLeN9000 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-15-2005, 06:01 PM

Is there a difference in ride height between the TRD Off-Road 4x2 Coils and the TRD 4x2 Sport Coils?

I have a 4x2 TRD Off-Road AC that I want to lower using the SOS 1.5/3 drop. I have read that my TRD Off-Road 4x2 coils are an inch higher than the Non-TRD coils and even that the TRD 4x4 Off-road coils are an inch higher than my TRD 4x2 Off-road coils. Unfortunately, I have yet to find much info on the TRD 4x2 Sport coils. SOS recommends the Tokico shocks be used for this drop-so I figured that if the TRD Sport coils were also an inch lower than my current springs that I might as well change them out at the same time and hopefully end up with a 2.5/4 drop. I do not want to use the Non-TRD coils (even if they are an inch lower) because I don't want a mushy ride.

I actually went to a Toyota dealership and tried to eye-ball the ride height of a TRD 4x2 Sport Tundra vs a TRD 4x2 Off-road Tundra but was unable to see a difference. Unfortunately, they weren't parked side by side and to make matters worse I only had a short time before I was discouraged by some onlooking salesmen. I used the miata tire size calculator and found out that there tires are nearly identical in height-so that only leaves the coils? Any info would be appreciated. . .thanx

btw, please don't burn me for lowereing a Tundra w/ the TRD Off-road package. I did not care for a step-side Tundra and preferred the TRD Off-Road ride over the Non-TRD ride. My truck is never used for any kind of Off-Roading. . .

TaLLeN9000 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2005, 01:04 PM

Anyone?

TaLLeN9000 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-17-2005, 10:55 AM

Thanx for the tip. . .I checked my owner's manual and it does show a ride height of 70.5 inches for Tundra's with 245/70/16 tires and 70.9 inches for 265/65/17 & 265/70/16. I'm just wondering what point of the truck they use for measuring because Non-TRD Tundra tires (245/70/16) are already nearly an inch shorter than other Tundra tires and from what I've read here at the forum that TRD Off-Road coils are taller than Non-Trd coils would lead me to believe that the difference in ride height wuld be greater than 1/2 an inch. I could be wrong though